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Nathan Bezotte Collection (699) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 6990000000
Collection
Nathan Bezotte Collection
Association
USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) Association
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
0.2
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 30 September 2002
Scope and Contents
Original seven-page list of survivor names sent by the USS Kearserge on the morning of June 3, 1969, photocopies of photographs, and memorial service agenda from the USS Kearsage and at the Long Beach Naval Station document the collision between the USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) and the HMAS Melbourne on June 3, 1969.
Biographical / Historical
Chief Radioman Nathan R. Bezotte served aboard the USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) from October 1968 to June 3, 1969.
  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D055.5E ]]
  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
  • Copy of survivors message sent from the USS Kearsarge, June 3, 1969; Letter from CRM Nathan Bezotte to JC & Sylvia Campbell about the donation to the Vietnam Archive; Program from the memorial Service for The Deceased Men of USS Frank E Evans (DD-754) 6 Jun 1969; Program for the Memorial Service for the Officers and the Men of the USS Frank E Evans 3 Jun 1969.
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6990000000
Citation
Nathan Bezotte Collection (699) Finding Aid, Nathan Bezotte Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6990000000, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
6990000000, Nathan Bezotte Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 29 Sep 2002 [Updated: 16 Jul 2019]

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